New Jersey schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 2,173 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1151 | Somerville High School Somerville · Somerville Public School District | High | 51.8% | -1.3pp |
| 1152 | iPrep Academy School No 8 Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 51.8% | -1.3pp |
| 1153 | Ann Street School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 51.7% | -1.4pp |
| 1154 | John E. Riley Elementary School South Plainfield · South Plainfield School District | Elementary | 51.7% | -1.4pp |
| 1155 | Mohawk Avenue School Sparta · Sparta Township Public School District | Elementary | 51.7% | -1.4pp |
| 1156 | School #2 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 51.7% | -1.4pp |
| 1157 | Somerville Middle School Somerville · Somerville Public School District | Middle | 51.7% | -1.4pp |
| 1158 | Walter T. Bergen Middle School BLOOMINGDALE · Bloomingdale School District | Middle | 51.7% | -1.4pp |
| 1159 | Weehawken High School WEEHAWKEN · Weehawken Public School District | High | 51.7% | -1.4pp |
| 1160 | Warren Hills Regional Middle School WASHINGTON · Warren Hills Regional School District | Middle | 51.6% | -1.5pp |
| 1161 | Drum Point Road Elementary School BRICK TOWN · Brick Township Public School District | Elementary | 51.5% | -1.6pp |
| 1162 | Fernbrook School RANDOLPH · Randolph Township School District | Elementary | 51.5% | -1.6pp |
| 1163 | Ben Franklin Elementary LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Elementary | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 1164 | Halsted Middle School NEWTON · Newton Public School District | Middle | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 1165 | John P. Holland Charter School Woodland · John P Holland Charter School School District | Elementary | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 1166 | Kelly Elementary School W ORANGE · West Orange Public Schools | Elementary | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 1167 | Livingston Elementary UNION · Township of Union School District | Elementary | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 1168 | Washington Township High School SEWELL · Washington Township School District | High | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 1169 | Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School NEW EGYPT · Plumsted Township School District | Elementary | 51.3% | -1.8pp |
| 1170 | J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 51.3% | -1.8pp |
| 1171 | Lakeland Regional High School WANAQUE · Lakeland Regional High School District | High | 51.3% | -1.8pp |
| 1172 | Lanoka Harbor Elementary School LANOKA HARBOR · Lacey Township School District | Elementary | 51.3% | -1.8pp |
| 1173 | Red Bank Charter School RED BANK · Red Bank Charter School | Elementary | 51.3% | -1.8pp |
| 1174 | J Harold Van Zant MARLTON · Evesham Township School District | Elementary | 51.2% | -1.9pp |
| 1175 | Matawan Regional High School ABERDEEN · Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District | High | 51.2% | -1.9pp |
| 1176 | McKinley Avenue Elementary School Manahawkin · Stafford Township School District | Elementary | 51.2% | -1.9pp |
| 1177 | Nathan Hale Elementary School CARTERET · Carteret Public School District | Elementary | 51.2% | -1.9pp |
| 1178 | Willow Grove Elementary School HACKETTSTOWN · Hackettstown Public School District | Elementary | 51.2% | -1.9pp |
| 1179 | Lawrence Intermediate School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Middle | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 1180 | Marlboro High School MARLBORO · Freehold Regional High School District | High | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 1181 | Memorial Senior High School ELMWOOD PARK · Elmwood Park School District | High | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 1182 | Edward Johnstone Middle School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Middle | 50.9% | -2.2pp |
| 1183 | Franklin Township School WASHINGTON · Franklin Township School District | Elementary | 50.9% | -2.2pp |
| 1184 | Nicolaus Copernicus School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 50.9% | -2.2pp |
| 1185 | Allamuchy Township School ALLAMUCHY · Allamuchy Township School District | Middle | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1186 | Clyde S. Jennings Elementary School OAKLYN · Haddon Township School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1187 | Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood ENGLEWOOD · Englewood Public School District | High | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1188 | Empowerment Academy Charter School Jersey City · Empowerment Academy Charter School | Combined | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1189 | High Point Regional High School District SUSSEX · High Point Regional High School District | High | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1190 | James Russell Lowell Elementary School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1191 | Maple Road Elementary School WEST MILFORD · West Milford Township Public School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1192 | Newton High School NEWTON · Newton Public School District | High | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1193 | Conerly Road School Somerset · Franklin Township Public School District | Elementary | 50.7% | -2.4pp |
| 1194 | Kenneth R. Olson Middle School TABERNACLE · Tabernacle Township School District | Middle | 50.7% | -2.4pp |
| 1195 | Audubon Junior/Senior High School AUDUBON · Audubon Public School District | High | 50.6% | -2.5pp |
| 1196 | Innovation High School Jersey City · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 50.6% | -2.5pp |
| 1197 | Westampton Township Middle School WESTAMPTON · Westampton Township Public School District | Middle | 50.6% | -2.5pp |
| 1198 | Allentown High School ALLENTOWN · Upper Freehold Regional School District | High | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 1199 | Fairview Elementary School Bloomfield · Bloomfield Township School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 1200 | Greenbrook Elementary School KENDALL PARK · South Brunswick School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NJSLA % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations threshold on the latest available NJSLA English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in New Jersey, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.